fsinger
Well-Known Member
I am pretty much a beginner - with 3 throw away batches, and 5 really good partial grain batches - I get them right now.
I felt that if the carbonation was ready, the beer was ready, so this weekend my kids and I and families drank all of my brew stock from the last 3 brews. One last bottle from brew #4 (my best) was in the back of the fridge, and had been there for over a month.
It had a TOTALLY DIFFERENT TASTE! An incredible nutty aftertaste that everyone liked (I passed the glass around) that, I swear, was NOT there before.
I always thought that bottle conditioning was crap or just part of the mystique we home brewers build up about our product. But now I wonder.
You experienced guys, was it my imagination? Or is this something I need to pay attention to and brew several batches ahead? I think the whole flaver changed (for the MUCH better).
I felt that if the carbonation was ready, the beer was ready, so this weekend my kids and I and families drank all of my brew stock from the last 3 brews. One last bottle from brew #4 (my best) was in the back of the fridge, and had been there for over a month.
It had a TOTALLY DIFFERENT TASTE! An incredible nutty aftertaste that everyone liked (I passed the glass around) that, I swear, was NOT there before.
I always thought that bottle conditioning was crap or just part of the mystique we home brewers build up about our product. But now I wonder.
You experienced guys, was it my imagination? Or is this something I need to pay attention to and brew several batches ahead? I think the whole flaver changed (for the MUCH better).